Antimicrobial Activity of Lippia Species from the Brazilian Semiarid Region Traditionally Used as Antiseptic and Anti-Infective Agents

Lippia origanoides Kunth, Lippia alnifolia Schauer, and Lippia thymoides Martius and Schauer are shrubs used in the traditional Brazilian medicine as antiseptics, as well as in the treatment of infectious diseases. This study was designed to investigate the antibacterial and antifungal activities of...

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Main Authors: Cristiana da Purificação Pinto, Velize Dias Rodrigues, Fernanda da Purificação Pinto, Renata da Purificação Pinto, Ana Paula Trovatti Uetanabaro, Carla Santos Ribeiro Pinheiro, Suzana Ferreira Magalhães Gadea, Tânia Regina dos Santos Silva, Angélica Maria Lucchese
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/614501